Psychiatry and Psychology

Nuclear Family

A family composed of spouses and their children.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

A family composed of spouses and their children.

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Classification

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Synonyms

7 entry terms
  • Families, Nuclear
  • Family, Nuclear
  • Nuclear Families
  • Daughters
  • Sons
  • Daughter
  • Son

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Aspects Covered

3 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings ethnology, history, psychology.

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History Note

91(75); was see under FAMILY 1975-90

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Numbers

  1. F01.829w.263w.315.250.250w
  2. I01w.240w.361.330.750w
  3. I01w.880w.853.150w.423.250.250w
  4. N01.224w.361.330.750w
  5. N01.824w.308.125.750w
  6. N06.850w.505.400w.400.580.750w

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Nuclear Family. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D009679. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D009679
  2. Nuclear Family. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_family
  3. Nuclear Family. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q720069